Family

These posts share the highs and lows of being a mom. Some posts are hilarious, all are relatable.

Almost Time: Eliza Jane Turns 1

It’s Wednesday.  I’m at T minus 2 days to get this house in “Happy First Birthday Eliza Jane!!!!!” party mode.  Between work this week {meetings! meetings! meetings!} and just being really tired {I’m already on caffeine/sugar overload!!}, there has been little time and little energy to do much of anything. However, the party must go…

1st Haircut: Eliza Jane

A few weeks ago some friends told me to take Reynolds to Snipits for his haircut.  He’s a bit, um, dramatic when it comes to getting “his ears lowered”.  The first time he went to Snipits, Andrew took him and he said R did great. “It was loud, kids music was playing, movies were on…lots of distractions.”…

Old McCaskill Has A Farm
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Old McCaskill Has A Farm

I really cannot tell y’all how great my morning was today.  It was spectacular!  Fantastic-o!  Amazing. I’ve shared with y’all in the past that Reynolds’ most favorite book {that has now been torn to pieces…} is ‘Big Red Barn’. He loves talking about all the animals, “The sheep and the donkeys, the geese and the…

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Break The Fast

Wikipedia says that breakfast is the first meal taken after rising from a night’s sleep, most often eaten in the early morning before undertaking the day’s work. The break in the fast. Wiki also says that foods most commonly included in breakfast are carbs, fruits, veggies, eggs, meat and some kind of beverage. I don’t…

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ISO New Camera

My tattle-tale self says, “Andrew broke my camera.” And this is what happened: Yesterday, Reynolds and I were putting up the Happy Birthday banner for Eliza Jane’s birthday {birthdays start about 2 weeks early in our home…and yes, I can barely believe that she will be ONE in 13 days}.  I grabbed the camera, thinking…

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Laundry Lessons

Don’t think that I’m about to teach you about how to do your laundry.  I am not an expert laundress….but these ladies are!   No, I’m just here reminding you to find joy in the laundry…again… I had yet another lesson in my laundry last week.  And while I started to just shoot off a little…